Since entering the NBA in 2013, Giannis Antetokounmpo has made $81,087,051 through his NBA contracts, per Spotrac. That dollar figure is only going to rise, as the Milwaukee Bucks can offer The Greek Freak the supermax extension whenever the 2020-21 offseason begins.
The first contract Antetokounmpo signed in the NBA was a two-year, $3.67 million rookie deal. Giannis averaged 6.8 points and 4.4 rebounds as a rookie while making $1,792,560. He made $1,873,200 in his second season and helped the Bucks reach the playoffs.
However, Giannis lost $19,763 in the 2015 postseason after getting ejected in Game 6 of the Bucks' first-round matchup against the Chicago Bulls. Giannis lost his composure and shoved Bulls guard Mike Dunleavy into the crowd.
In 2015-16, Giannis Antetokounmpo made $1,953,960 and was starting to establish himself as a rising star in the NBA. He averaged 16.9 points and 7.7 rebounds and was setting himself up for a lucrative rookie-scale extension.
The Bucks wound up signing Giannis to a four-year, $100 million rookie extension in the summer of 2016. Since then, all Antetokounmpo has done is made four All-Star teams, win the Most Improved Player of the Year Award and the MVP.
Giannis Antetokounmpo made $22,471,910 in 2017-18 and $24,157,303 during his MVP season. The Bucks superstar averaged 27.7 points, 12.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game en route to his MVP trophy. Giannis also guided the Bucks to the best record in the NBA while shooting 57.8 percent from the floor and 72.9 percent from the free-throw line.
Before the 2019-20 season was suspended due to COVID-19, Antetokounmpo was making $25,842,697. If he doesn’t sign the supermax extension with the Bucks this summer, Giannis would become an unrestricted free agent in 2021.
Antetokounmpo has said multiple times he doesn’t like big-market cities and loves playing in Milwaukee. Bucks fans are certainly hoping their MVP stays in town for the rest of his NBA career.
Giannis Antetokounmpo was averaging 29.6 points, 13.7 rebounds and 5.8 assists for the Bucks prior to the season getting suspended. He was shooting 54.7 percent from the floor, 30.6 percent from beyond the arc and 63.3 percent from the free-throw line.
If Antetokounmpo can develop a consistent jumper, he has a good chance of becoming the best player in the NBA for the next decade and leading the Bucks to a championship. Giannis is also going to rack up even more money for his family.
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